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Industries

  • By Steven Benna
  • April 10, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for March 28-April 3 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A commercial land acquisition for nearly $60 million leads the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 9, 2023
Developer pays nearly $60 million for St. Pete hotel

A popular event space sold, an office brings nearly $8 million and work starting on affordable housing project top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2023
Bay Park Conservancy adds first full-time CFO

The $200 million park selected Steve Germaine to head up the finances.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 7, 2023
Engineering firm, focusing on resiliency, names new COO

Chris Mitchell has been with J.R. Evans Engineering for eight years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Brian Hartz
  • April 7, 2023
Tampa Bay Rays star launches apparel collection

Outfielder Randy Arozarena has partnered with Millions.co, a service that helps athletes build their brands and connect with fans.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 7, 2023
Six months after Ian, furniture store destroyed in storm reopens

The floods and devastation left by Ian pushed the partners, and some employees, of Badcock Home Furniture & more to the brink. But a sense of normalcy is creeping back.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Denise Federer
  • April 7, 2023
Keeping the family business (and the family) together

Tips from a psychologist on minimizing family fallout during business successions.

  • Advice
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 6, 2023
Tech company founder lists Pasco home on 200 acres for $19 million

A custom built hacienda style home with a 9,000-square-foot pool has hit the market in Dade City.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2023
Pickleball club brings in general manager with 45 years of experience

The Pickleball Club's Lakewood Ranch location is expected to open this spring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 6, 2023
Fast-growing Southeast sushi chain to make debut in Tampa, Naples

Rock N Development group plans 35 restaurant locations in the Sunshine State.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz
  • April 6, 2023
Longtime owner of Ybor City's La Segunda Bakery dies at 80

Tony Moré took great pride in the authenticity of La Segunda Bakery’s Cuban bread.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 6, 2023
Fort Myers Beach forever changed as developers swoop in

Six months after Hurricane Ian, the character of Fort Myers Beach is likely to become a thing of the past.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 5, 2023
Tropical-themed cocktail bar to open Friday in downtown Sarasota

Bar Hana joins sister establishment Kojo on Palm Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • April 5, 2023
Sarasota County land-buying fund may run dry by 2029

Rising maintenance costs might deplete Sensitive Lands Protection Program in six years — unless voters approve an extension.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By John and Billie Resnick
  • April 5, 2023
How to avoid a major pitfall inherent in family business succession plans

Buy-Sell Agreements aren’t necessarily simple, but they are significant.

  • Advice
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